Press Releases

CCA MD supported bill introduced to protect oysters

Catch and Release News Release 11/30/09

New Officers 2010

CCA MD Donations to NRP Hit $25,000 Mark, 1/28/09

CCA MD Receives $25,000 Grant from Dominion for Oyster Gardening, 1/26/09

7th Annual TieFest Set for Feb. 14, 1/19/09

CCA MD chairman calls for greater support of Natural Resources Police, 12/27/08

CCA MD announces new state officers, 12/27/08

CCA MD Favors Native Oyster Approach in Draft EIS, 11/12/08

CCA MD Calls For No Increase in Yellow Perch Limit For Recs, Closing Commercial Season During Spawning, 10/14/08

CCA MD Calls Upon Maryland to Protect Enforcement of Marine Laws in Budget Process, 10/10/08

Recreational angling secured by Presidential Order, 9/29/08

DNR Must Manage Yellow Perch Fishery For All Maryland Citizens, 7/24/08

Second Phase of CCA MD Oyster Project Launches in Hellen Creek, 7/3/08

Port Tobacco Seining Uncovers Rare Species, 6/30/08

CCA MD Calls Upon Judiciary to "Protect Chesapeake Resources", 4/30/08

CCA MD Supports Equitable Female Crab Closures for Recreational, Commercial Crabbers, 4/10/08

CCA MD Calls for Recreational, Commercial Crabbers To Reduce Their Take, 3/31/08

Reserve Openings Put Special Interests Ahead of Oyster Restoration, 12/3/07

President Orders Game Fish Status for Red Drum, Striped Bass, 10/20/07

CCA MD Applauds DNR’s Plans to Restore Yellow Perch, 10/11/07

CCA and Valero Partner in Conservation, 7/10/07

Recreational Anglers Applaud Appointment to Potomac River Fisheries Commission, 6/15/07

10th CCA Maryland Chapter Formed, 6/1/07

CCA MD Hires Assistant Director to Expand Its Grassroots Network, 4/23/07

CCA Advocacy Team Adds Expertise, 4/4/07

CCA Maryland Opposes Hike in Fishing License Fees Absent New Direction at DNR, 3/21/07

CCA Expands to Pacific Northwest, 3/14/07

Yellow Perch Conservation Act of 2007 Introduced in Maryland Senate, 2/13/07

CCA Wins IGFA Conservation Award, 1/24/07

CCA MD Partners with DNR to Create the Maryland Artificial Reef Initiative, 1/9/07

Significant Changes Approved for U.S. Fisheries Management System, 12/12/06

Conservationists Demand Science-based Summer Flounder Solution, 10/26/06

Symposium Marks Start of Dialogue on New Management Strategies for Bay's Fisheries, 10/3/06

Conservationists Applaud Decision to Maintain Striped Bass Closure, 9/11/06

Symposium Seeks to Address Future of Fisheries Management in Chesapeake Bay, 9/5/06

Upper Bay Anglers Form New Chapter of CCA Maryland, 8/24/06

Showdown on Menhaden Appears Unavoidable, 3/31/06

ICCAT Appointment Bodes Well For Global Fisheries, 1/30/06

Virginia Assembly Rejects Menhaden Conservation Measures, 1/27/06

CCA MD Members Gather in Annapolis to Oppose DNR's Netting Proposal, 1/26/06

Anglers Poised to Converge on Annapolis Next Week, 1/19/06

Recreational Fishermen Urged to Take Complaints to Annapolis, 1/5/06

DNR to Allow More Netting of Spawning Fish, 1/3/06

Yellow Perch Restoration Incompatible with Commercial Fishery, 11/30/05

Anglers Seek Moratorium on Harvest of Native Oysters, 5/19/05

Anglers Provide Gear to Battle Poachers, 5/19/05

Another Step in the Right Direction for Chesapeake Bay, 2/21/05

CCA Applauds Major Step in the Right Direction for Menhaden, 2/11/05

Environmentalists and Recreational Anglers Call for Limits on Industrial Harvesting of Menhaden, 10/26/04

Group Effort Produces Freedom to Fish Law, 6/3/04 (PDF)

Dredging in Striped Bass Spawning Habitats, 10/10/03

CCA Continues Support for Striped Bass Gamefish Status, 6/24/03 (PDF)